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It Could Happen Here Weekly 17

Behind the Bastards

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Gaming Is Almost Weaponized by Capitalism, Right?

The structure of what gaming is turns into another job that you have. And gamification, right? That's another way that, like, gaming is being almost, like, weaponized by capitalism to get squeezed just a little bit more out of everyone. Lke, it does, it doesn't create anything. You're jus, sort f yo're just doing the thing over and over again. Ye. S why there's al these panics about everyone being addicted to gaming because it'sike, well, ok, you're not making money for us. Y tat becomes the poblem for capital in some sense.

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